Immigration (Issues on Trial) - Hardcover

Young, Mitchell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0737738073 ISBN 13: 9780737738070

Publisher: Greenhaven Press, 2007

Synopsis

Presents extracts and analysis of court decisions dealing with immigration, discussing such topics as establishing citizen rights for children of immigrants and protecting the civil rights of the foreign born.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 9 Up—This clear, unbiased look at milestone immigration cases covers four Supreme Court decisions—United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898), United States v. Schneiderman (1943), Plyler v. Doe (1982), and Zadvydas v. Davis (2001)—that impact legislation today. Chapters consider one case each, providing an overview, the decision and the dissenting opinion, and two to three recent pro and con articles concerning the issue. Each article is preceded by a brief introduction and author biography. Readers can gain a better understanding of why children born in the United States are automatically citizens, why naturalized citizens can't be deported for their political beliefs, why illegal immigrant children have a right to public education, and why undeportable criminal aliens cannot be held indefinitely.—Kristin Anderson, Columbus Metropolitan Library System, OH
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About this edition

• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0737738073
• ISBN 13: 9780737738070
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240